Just a quick update on what’s happening behind closed doors here at ENEMIES LIST:
+Deathconsciousness Vinyl are ordered and in production. We are also doing some tweaking on the sound to make sure the lo-fi recording comes across on vinyl (a much more difficult process than we assumed, but then, you live, you learn, I suppose). I’m excited for them to get here.
+Giles Corey recording is proceeding apace. In fact, it’s going really, really well. I’m very happy with how it’s turning out, but I have the sneaking suspicion that it won’t be received all that well, critically. Originally, I though of it as kind of a lo-fi acoustic, country-tinged Xasthur. It isn’t turning out like that; the songs have more choruses than a goddamned Broadway musical. It almost makes me uncomfortable, but when it comes to writing music the style has always been dictated by emotion, not outside consideration. That sounds a bit pretentious, I guess, but really it just comes down to writing what you want to write and not thinking too much about whether anyone else will like it…
…In any case, I’ve always thought of Deathconsciousness, Nahvalr and Giles Corey as part of a whole, the Voor Trilogy, as I’ve just now decided to call it. They all share certain lyrical and melodic touchstones, they share graphic elements, they’re all born out of a specific period of time and series of events. It’ll be a huge relief when the whole thing is done, though it’ll be a while, yet…
+M. Kestigian is still working on the upcoming America Addio record, but I’ve heard rough cuts and it is fucking amazing. Really. Next-level for him and for us as a label. I’m excited.
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